Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown, Josef and Margot Lakonishok Professor in Business and Dean of Gies College of Business, has announced that this academic year will be his final year as dean. He plans to step down in 2024 after his successor is found. Brown joined Gies Business in 2002 and has served as dean since… Read more >
This year’s Top 5 ABCC projects reflect a passion to improve communities’ economies, sustainability, and well-being through creative and viable business concepts. The following teams will move on to the final stage of the competition to present their business concepts LIVE to our international panel of judges on April 17th and 18th, competing for a… Read more >
If you are a parent and, like me, anxious to get better at it, you probably know about the carpenter and gardener metaphor popularized by Alison Gopnik, a professor at the University of California Berkeley. Being a carpenter, she says, is about molding a child into an adult who has a particular set of characteristics…. Read more >
āNÄu te rourou, nÄku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwiā is a MÄori proverb, or whakatauki. It translates into āwith your food basket and my food basket the people will thriveā and carries my humble holiday message to the GBSN community.Ā To be sure, Iām not an expert on MÄori, People of the Land… Read more >
As the 2023 Social Logistics Challenge comes to a close, we are pleased to announce our Winning Teams! Out of 62 registered student teams, we had a total of 24 teams from 14 schools in 12 countries submit written and creative reports detailing their SDG problem addressed and proposed solution. The Top 5 Teams presented their… Read more >
I was just in Cairo for GBSN’s annual conference, GBSN Beyond. While unwinding one evening, a simple chocolate bar opened my eyes to a harsh reality. Thanks to Charles Autheman, a Professor at HEC Paris and a key figure in the GBSN for Biz & Human Rights Impact Community, what began as a casual dinner… Read more >
Responsible Finance and Accounting Performance and Profit for Better Business, Society and Planet In this book, leading researchers and practitioners in the field of corporate social responsibility, from the schools and corporate partners of the Council on Business & Society, give you key insights into green finance and social and environmental reporting, national, international and… Read more >
Greetings, My colleagues and I at the American University of Cairo eagerly look forward to welcoming you to our campus for GBSN Beyond 2023. Resting at the gateway to the Nile River delta, Cairo (or Al-QÄhirah in Arabic) is an enchanting cityāa home to ancient wonders as well as a modern and bustling business and… Read more >
The results are IN! Out of 54 submissions across 24 different countries and 46 institutions, we are delighted to announce the Top 3 Submissions for the GBSN-EFMD Going BEYOND Awards. The GBSN-EFMD Going BEYOND Awards are a joint initiative to celebrate institutional programs and initiatives that serve our communities worldwide. The Going BEYOND Awards are designed to highlight… Read more >
On October 3, the GBSN for Energy Transition Impact Community held it’s fifth part in their virtual series, Powering the Energy Transition: A Tale of Two Hemispheres Part V: Regulatory Environments. This virtual series was designed to convene perspectives through the lens of the global north and global south, while exploring key elements of the… Read more >
